Guideline
Oxygen therapy for acute respiratory infections in young children in developing countries
World Health Organization1993Over 5 years old
- Medical
- Non-invasive ventilation and high flow
- Nursing
- Respiratory
This guideline is from 1993, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
A WHO document on the use of oxygen therapy for young children with acute respiratory infections in resource-limited settings. It addresses recognition of hypoxaemia, oxygen sources and delivery methods, and monitoring where facilities are constrained. Aimed at clinicians and nurses managing paediatric pneumonia and related respiratory illness outside well-resourced intensive care. Now dated, but foundational to global guidance on paediatric oxygen use.
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